Bergen Backes

"Looks Different"

By: Bergen Backes

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"This film documents the history of the Colorado coal mines and the personal stories and experiences of Conder's life. Growing up in the coal mining camps may have been difficult, but Conder looks back on his childhood with the fondest of memories. 鈥淟ooks Different鈥 discusses how the coal mines operated, the way workers were treated, the foundation of the United Mine Workers Union and the Ludlow Massacre. Conder explores three different locations in southern Colorado that once housed different coal mines and their adjoining camps. Now, all that is left of the places he once called home are ruins.

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